Mary White (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am compelled to raise the serious matter of the Irish Russian adoption crisis, about which I spoke on two previous occasions. I am in contact with Ms Lisa Fennessy and Ms Pamela O'Reilly, two of the women who are enduring a state of extreme uncertainty and emotional pain on this issue. While the couples in question very much appreciate the commitment of the Attorney General, Máire Whelan, to a possible retrospective clause in an amendment, we must continue to fight on behalf of these families, who remain in a state of limbo. We must urge the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald, to stay on top of the issue and find a resolution as soon as possible. The Minister has been dealing with the issue since July and she would want to get her act together.